A great way to recycle those unwanted books that you have finished reading. XD

The book is a comprehensive guide and will go through the scenes of all 26 episodes of the anime. Here’s a peek at what you will be getting for 2,310 yen.

Source: マイコミジャーナル via 2ch News Navigator

Here’s a look at the product, looks like a simple hardcover bible but behold what it can store inside: PSP, cable and accessories.

Source: Amazon JP via JapanToday

I would be even cooler if they had use those thick manga tankōhon [単行本] as the design instead of a boring hardcover book. It would definitely look out of place on my desk =P

Basically this manual is a checklist of the basic traits that can be found on a Fujoshi. So if you love pretty boys, you are almost there =P

And its pretty cheap too, just selling for 1,050 yen on Amazon.jp

Source: AkibaToday

I wonder if there is a book for otakus? But I guess geekdom is so rampant that you don’t really need a checklist.

This book presents an awesome overview of the 118 elements inside the periodic tables. Each element has been nicely illustrated and personified based on their chemical properties, uses, names etc.

Of course, important chemical properties like atomic weight, melting and boiling points, year of discovery, etc are all included. The book also states what are the latest use for each element.

Anyway the book has been released and will be retailing for around 2,000 yen. The book is also available on Play-Asia.

Source: Akiba Today & Akiba Blog

If I was the Minister for Education, I would make this the only official textbook for learning the elements.

The book is written by 4 freelance writers and the books talks about various topics regarding how meido cafes become so popular.

The book also describes how Cure Maid Cafe, the first meido cafe was inspired by Pia Carrot. In addition, it also gives readers the behind the scene look at how it’s like to work in a real meido cafe with interviews featuring real meidos from Pinafore (Himeno Kurara 姫乃クララさん) and Mailish (Arisa-san ありささん).

This 176 page book is really a steal for any otaku at just 1,365 yen.

Source: Akiba Keizai

I must go find out if Kinokuniya actually carries a copy of this book. Yummy ^_^

Think you can’t have fun learning statistics? Think again.

The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about this essential discipline, while entertaining you at the same time. With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics called manga and serious educational content, the EduManga format is already a hit in Japan.

In The Manga Guide to Statistics, our heroine Rui is determined to learn about statistics to impress the dreamy Mr. Igarashi and begs her father for a tutor. Soon she’s spending her Saturdays with geeky, bespectacled Mr. Yamamoto, who patiently teaches her all about the fundamentals of statistics: topics like data categorization, averages, graphing, and standard deviation.

After all her studying, Rui is confident in her knowledge of statistics, including complex concepts like probability, coefficients of correlation, hypothesis tests, and tests of independence. But is it enough to impress her dream guy? Or maybe there’s someone better, right in front of her?

Source: Make:Blog

Now why didn’t my university use this as a recommended text when I was taking statistics. It would have motivated me to study much harder.

This 176 page guide is currently available for 1,470 yen and it introduces readers to the world of Shinto and what kind of meals those priestess eat to keep their body pure, etc.

Of course, it also teaches how to dress up in that ever so sexy miko costume. =P

Source: Akiba Keizai

I wonder if they have pictures of pretty moe mikos inside the book.